Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

firmware: xilinx: don't make a sleepable memory allocation from an atomic context

The following issue was discovered using lockdep:
[ 6.691371] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:209
[ 6.694602] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 128, non_block: 0, pid: 1, name: swapper/0
[ 6.702431] 2 locks held by swapper/0/1:
[ 6.706300] #0: ffffff8800f6f188 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock+0x4c/0x90
[ 6.714900] #1: ffffffc009a2abb8 (enable_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: clk_enable_lock+0x4c/0x140
[ 6.723156] irq event stamp: 304030
[ 6.726596] hardirqs last enabled at (304029): [<ffffffc008d17ee0>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xc0/0xd0
[ 6.736142] hardirqs last disabled at (304030): [<ffffffc00876bc5c>] clk_enable_lock+0xfc/0x140
[ 6.744742] softirqs last enabled at (303958): [<ffffffc0080904f0>] _stext+0x4f0/0x894
[ 6.752655] softirqs last disabled at (303951): [<ffffffc0080e53b8>] irq_exit+0x238/0x280
[ 6.760744] CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G U 5.15.36 #2
[ 6.768048] Hardware name: xlnx,zynqmp (DT)
[ 6.772179] Call trace:
[ 6.774584] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x300
[ 6.778197] show_stack+0x18/0x30
[ 6.781465] dump_stack_lvl+0xb8/0xec
[ 6.785077] dump_stack+0x1c/0x38
[ 6.788345] ___might_sleep+0x1a8/0x2a0
[ 6.792129] __might_sleep+0x6c/0xd0
[ 6.795655] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x270/0x3d0
[ 6.800127] do_feature_check_call+0x100/0x220
[ 6.804513] zynqmp_pm_invoke_fn+0x8c/0xb0
[ 6.808555] zynqmp_pm_clock_getstate+0x90/0xe0
[ 6.813027] zynqmp_pll_is_enabled+0x8c/0x120
[ 6.817327] zynqmp_pll_enable+0x38/0xc0
[ 6.821197] clk_core_enable+0x144/0x400
[ 6.825067] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400
[ 6.828851] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400
[ 6.832635] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400
[ 6.836419] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400
[ 6.840203] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400
[ 6.843987] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400
[ 6.847771] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400
[ 6.851555] clk_core_enable_lock+0x24/0x50
[ 6.855683] clk_enable+0x24/0x40
[ 6.858952] fclk_probe+0x84/0xf0
[ 6.862220] platform_probe+0x8c/0x110
[ 6.865918] really_probe+0x110/0x5f0
[ 6.869530] __driver_probe_device+0xcc/0x210
[ 6.873830] driver_probe_device+0x64/0x140
[ 6.877958] __driver_attach+0x114/0x1f0
[ 6.881828] bus_for_each_dev+0xe8/0x160
[ 6.885698] driver_attach+0x34/0x50
[ 6.889224] bus_add_driver+0x228/0x300
[ 6.893008] driver_register+0xc0/0x1e0
[ 6.896792] __platform_driver_register+0x44/0x60
[ 6.901436] fclk_driver_init+0x1c/0x28
[ 6.905220] do_one_initcall+0x104/0x590
[ 6.909091] kernel_init_freeable+0x254/0x2bc
[ 6.913390] kernel_init+0x24/0x130
[ 6.916831] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Fix it by passing the GFP_ATOMIC gfp flag for the corresponding
memory allocation.
Published: 2025-05-02
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-13164 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: xilinx: don't make a sleepable memory allocation from an atomic context The following issue was discovered using lockdep: [ 6.691371] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:209 [ 6.694602] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 128, non_block: 0, pid: 1, name: swapper/0 [ 6.702431] 2 locks held by swapper/0/1: [ 6.706300] #0: ffffff8800f6f188 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock+0x4c/0x90 [ 6.714900] #1: ffffffc009a2abb8 (enable_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: clk_enable_lock+0x4c/0x140 [ 6.723156] irq event stamp: 304030 [ 6.726596] hardirqs last enabled at (304029): [<ffffffc008d17ee0>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xc0/0xd0 [ 6.736142] hardirqs last disabled at (304030): [<ffffffc00876bc5c>] clk_enable_lock+0xfc/0x140 [ 6.744742] softirqs last enabled at (303958): [<ffffffc0080904f0>] _stext+0x4f0/0x894 [ 6.752655] softirqs last disabled at (303951): [<ffffffc0080e53b8>] irq_exit+0x238/0x280 [ 6.760744] CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G U 5.15.36 #2 [ 6.768048] Hardware name: xlnx,zynqmp (DT) [ 6.772179] Call trace: [ 6.774584] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x300 [ 6.778197] show_stack+0x18/0x30 [ 6.781465] dump_stack_lvl+0xb8/0xec [ 6.785077] dump_stack+0x1c/0x38 [ 6.788345] ___might_sleep+0x1a8/0x2a0 [ 6.792129] __might_sleep+0x6c/0xd0 [ 6.795655] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x270/0x3d0 [ 6.800127] do_feature_check_call+0x100/0x220 [ 6.804513] zynqmp_pm_invoke_fn+0x8c/0xb0 [ 6.808555] zynqmp_pm_clock_getstate+0x90/0xe0 [ 6.813027] zynqmp_pll_is_enabled+0x8c/0x120 [ 6.817327] zynqmp_pll_enable+0x38/0xc0 [ 6.821197] clk_core_enable+0x144/0x400 [ 6.825067] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.828851] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.832635] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.836419] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.840203] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.843987] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.847771] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.851555] clk_core_enable_lock+0x24/0x50 [ 6.855683] clk_enable+0x24/0x40 [ 6.858952] fclk_probe+0x84/0xf0 [ 6.862220] platform_probe+0x8c/0x110 [ 6.865918] really_probe+0x110/0x5f0 [ 6.869530] __driver_probe_device+0xcc/0x210 [ 6.873830] driver_probe_device+0x64/0x140 [ 6.877958] __driver_attach+0x114/0x1f0 [ 6.881828] bus_for_each_dev+0xe8/0x160 [ 6.885698] driver_attach+0x34/0x50 [ 6.889224] bus_add_driver+0x228/0x300 [ 6.893008] driver_register+0xc0/0x1e0 [ 6.896792] __platform_driver_register+0x44/0x60 [ 6.901436] fclk_driver_init+0x1c/0x28 [ 6.905220] do_one_initcall+0x104/0x590 [ 6.909091] kernel_init_freeable+0x254/0x2bc [ 6.913390] kernel_init+0x24/0x130 [ 6.916831] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Fix it by passing the GFP_ATOMIC gfp flag for the corresponding memory allocation.
History

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-667
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Mon, 05 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 02 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: xilinx: don't make a sleepable memory allocation from an atomic context The following issue was discovered using lockdep: [ 6.691371] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:209 [ 6.694602] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 128, non_block: 0, pid: 1, name: swapper/0 [ 6.702431] 2 locks held by swapper/0/1: [ 6.706300] #0: ffffff8800f6f188 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock+0x4c/0x90 [ 6.714900] #1: ffffffc009a2abb8 (enable_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: clk_enable_lock+0x4c/0x140 [ 6.723156] irq event stamp: 304030 [ 6.726596] hardirqs last enabled at (304029): [<ffffffc008d17ee0>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xc0/0xd0 [ 6.736142] hardirqs last disabled at (304030): [<ffffffc00876bc5c>] clk_enable_lock+0xfc/0x140 [ 6.744742] softirqs last enabled at (303958): [<ffffffc0080904f0>] _stext+0x4f0/0x894 [ 6.752655] softirqs last disabled at (303951): [<ffffffc0080e53b8>] irq_exit+0x238/0x280 [ 6.760744] CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G U 5.15.36 #2 [ 6.768048] Hardware name: xlnx,zynqmp (DT) [ 6.772179] Call trace: [ 6.774584] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x300 [ 6.778197] show_stack+0x18/0x30 [ 6.781465] dump_stack_lvl+0xb8/0xec [ 6.785077] dump_stack+0x1c/0x38 [ 6.788345] ___might_sleep+0x1a8/0x2a0 [ 6.792129] __might_sleep+0x6c/0xd0 [ 6.795655] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x270/0x3d0 [ 6.800127] do_feature_check_call+0x100/0x220 [ 6.804513] zynqmp_pm_invoke_fn+0x8c/0xb0 [ 6.808555] zynqmp_pm_clock_getstate+0x90/0xe0 [ 6.813027] zynqmp_pll_is_enabled+0x8c/0x120 [ 6.817327] zynqmp_pll_enable+0x38/0xc0 [ 6.821197] clk_core_enable+0x144/0x400 [ 6.825067] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.828851] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.832635] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.836419] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.840203] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.843987] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.847771] clk_core_enable+0xd4/0x400 [ 6.851555] clk_core_enable_lock+0x24/0x50 [ 6.855683] clk_enable+0x24/0x40 [ 6.858952] fclk_probe+0x84/0xf0 [ 6.862220] platform_probe+0x8c/0x110 [ 6.865918] really_probe+0x110/0x5f0 [ 6.869530] __driver_probe_device+0xcc/0x210 [ 6.873830] driver_probe_device+0x64/0x140 [ 6.877958] __driver_attach+0x114/0x1f0 [ 6.881828] bus_for_each_dev+0xe8/0x160 [ 6.885698] driver_attach+0x34/0x50 [ 6.889224] bus_add_driver+0x228/0x300 [ 6.893008] driver_register+0xc0/0x1e0 [ 6.896792] __platform_driver_register+0x44/0x60 [ 6.901436] fclk_driver_init+0x1c/0x28 [ 6.905220] do_one_initcall+0x104/0x590 [ 6.909091] kernel_init_freeable+0x254/0x2bc [ 6.913390] kernel_init+0x24/0x130 [ 6.916831] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Fix it by passing the GFP_ATOMIC gfp flag for the corresponding memory allocation.
Title firmware: xilinx: don't make a sleepable memory allocation from an atomic context
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:38:30.642Z

Reserved: 2025-05-02T15:51:43.552Z

Link: CVE-2023-53099

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-02T16:15:28.830

Modified: 2025-11-10T17:57:07.893

Link: CVE-2023-53099

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-05-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53099 - Bugzilla

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